Posting Date

11/09/2024

Job Title

(FCJA) Hillel Campus Manager

Reporting to

Executive Director, Hillel

Salary Range

 

Agency

FEDERATION CJA

Job Summary

Hillel Montreal is a dynamic pro-Israel organization whose mission is to support Jewish student life on university and CEGEP campuses across the Greater Montreal Area. Hillel Montreal is deeply committed to fostering a sense of Jewish pride and belonging so that Jewish students are empowered to be joyful, passionate and resilient while having an enduring relationship with Jewish traditions and Israel.

Hillel Montreal is searching for 2 dynamic and engaging young Jewish professionals to fill the role of Campus Managers. As the ideal candidate you have a knack for attracting and engaging students aiming to create meaningful connections to Judaism, Israel, and the Montreal Jewish Community. As a self-starter, you can easily demonstrate your natural leadership abilities, relationship-building skills and your effortless ways of enhancing Jewish life on campus. In short, you bring people together and make things happen.

In this position, you will be responsible for expanding our capacity to reach Jewish student, supporting their engagement in Jewish life, and cultivating spaces that enrich their lives. As Campus Manager, you will build one-on-one relationships with students, put on awesome events around campus and in areas students frequent, and help inspire students to make a commitment to Jewish life and Israel.

Type of position: Permanent full-time
Traveling: 30-50%

Duties and Responsibilities

What You’ll Do
• Meet with students 1:1 and in small groups for coffee, tea, or a snack in order to build authentic relationships and to help connect students to friends, community, and experiences.
• Utilize different tools and strategies for reaching students, including tabling on campus and social media.
• Help less engaged students connect with other student leaders, staff, events, and other opportunities that are part of Hillel.
• Support students who come up ideas for new initiatives aimed at strengthening Jewish life, culture and their connection with Israel
• Help recruit for cohort learning and immersive experiences such as Jewish Learning Fellowships and Birthright Israel.
• Participate as a member of the Hillel staff team in major programs, Shabbat dinners, holiday gatherings, student planned events, wellness initiatives, and other Hillel programs.
• Lead out on specific programs

What You’ll Bring to the Job

• Passion for connecting with people with the goal of building authentic and meaningful relationships.
• Proactive approach toward cultivating relationships with under-engaged or not-yet-engaged Jewish students on campus,
• Creative “on the fly” problem solving skills, and a resilience to “roll with the punches” and go back to the drawing board if your first attempts don’t go according to plan.
• Confidence initiating and running programs, and comfort asking questions.
• Excitement to collaborate as a team with other Hillel staff members. You are ready to support them as they are in turn to support you.
• Belief that our students should drive our Hillel and focus on creating opportunities that capitalize on interests and goals you discover about them through long-term relationship-building.
• Ability to thrive in an environment that is fast-paced and multi-faceted - no two days will be the same.
• Excitement to continue developing your own relationship to Judaism.
• A willingness to work atypical hours (evenings and some weekends) and travel.

Education, Knowledge and Skills

What You’ve Accomplished
• A University Degree in a relevant field.
• 0-3 year’s work experience
• Previous work, internship, or volunteer experience with Hillel or other on-campus Jewish organizations is highly preferred.
• Experience in program design, development and implementation
• Creative thinker and a self-starter
• Charismatic and collaborative nature with excellent interpersonal skills
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Must possess strong leadership skills and have the ability to lead people and get results
• Strong commitment to a vibrant Montreal Jewish community and a thriving Jewish life on campus
• Strong work ethic, organizational skills and ability to work in a multitasking environment.
• Knowledge of the MS Office suite

Application Procedure

Federation CJA is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Interested candidates may submit their resume to the Human Resources department, by email, at [email protected].

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